Components of the Environment
Population
Preservation
Definitions
100
These are the 4 components of the environment.
What is the atmosphere, the hydrosphere, the lithosphere and the biosphere
100
This process is the movement of people to new areas.
What is Migration
100
This theme of geography covers the issue of waste (producing garbage).
What is interaction
100
This term is used when discussing the study of ecosystems.
What is ecology
200
70% of the Earth is composed of this.
What is water
200
Better jobs, education and living conditions are examples of these factors associated with one's decision to move.
What are pull factors
200
Effects on the ecosystem, genetic loss, loss of present or potential use and feel-good reasons all contribute to why we should do this.
What is the importance of protecting species
200
This term is used to describe an area that has a set of defined characterisics or features and has defined limits to its size (boundaries).
What is region
300
Rocks and soil are components to this part of the environment.
What is the earth's surface/crust (lithosphere)
300
This theme of geography includes the issue of traffic.
What is movement
300
The environment affects people through this (example: agriculture is affected by this).
What is weather
300
This is the position of a place on Earth.
What is location
400
Coal, oil and gas are examples of non renewable resources from this part of the environment.
What is the lithosphere
400
Poor living conditions, war and famine are examples of factors associated with one's decision to move.
What are push factors
400
There are so many people on Earth that our needs for food and other resources have affected food webs. This effects animals in these ways.
What is Endangering species and extinction
400
Travelling, the shipment of goods and the passing of information are all examples of this.
What is movement
500
This part of the environment is known as the "life zone" where plants and animals live.
What is the biosphere
500
Movement creates these two types of patterns.
What are settlement and migration patterns
500
Preserving the environment is important because it affects us in this way.
What is our present and future
500
Everything that is on, in, or surrounding the earth is part of this.
What is the environment
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